Qingyuan Decoction for Stopping Dysentery

Qingyuan Decoction for Stopping Dysentery,For patients afflicted by the toxic effects of summer heat and dampness, resulting in heat accumulation in the bladder and impaired Qi transformation, causing water and food to be expelled in a torrential manner—seventy to eighty episodes in a day and night—with thick, sticky pus and blood, and intense thirst driving the patient to drink water, even a hundred cups or more.

Formulas Name : Qingyuan Decoction for Stopping Dysentery

Chinese Name : 清源止痢汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of Scutellaria baicalensis, 5 qian of Poria cocos, 3 qian of Purple Ginseng, 3 qian of Terminalia chebula, 1 qian of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 3 qian of Trichosanthes kirilowii, and 3 qian of Sanguisorba officinalis.

Source

From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.

Benefits

For patients afflicted by the toxic effects of summer heat and dampness, resulting in heat accumulation in the bladder and impaired Qi transformation, causing water and food to be expelled in a torrential manner—seventy to eighty episodes in a day and night—with thick, sticky pus and blood, and intense thirst driving the patient to drink water, even a hundred cups or more.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. Reduce the dose by half for the first dose; diarrhea will cease after three doses.

Qingyuan Decoction for Stopping Dysentery,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.,For patients afflicted by the toxic effects of summer heat and dampness, resulting in heat accumulation in the bladder and impaired Qi transformation, causing water and food to be expelled in a torrential manner—seventy to eighty episodes in a day and night—with thick, sticky pus and blood, and intense thirst driving the patient to drink water, even a hundred cups or more.

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